S 1834 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Domestic violence and child abuse Evidence and witnesses Firearms and explosives

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Introduced: July 22, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2015

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Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

This bill amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim.

The bill prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from: (1) harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student; or (2) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court.

What's happening now July 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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